Washington, D.C.

The Washington, D.C. Planters Grove - located in Northeast D.C. - opened on
July 12, 2011 with great support from the city and local community. U.S.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray
and other local dignitaries joined Mr. Peanut and community members to celebrate
the new park with a day of volunteering as the final green touches were planted.

Located at 50th Street and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE, the D.C.
Planters Grove is the second of three vibrant, peanut-shaped urban parks to be
built this year through Planters partnership with The Corps Network. Working
alongside local youth Corps members Washington Parks & People, Earth
Conservation Corps and the Student Conservation Association, this Planters Grove
builds upon the recent efforts in D.C. to redevelop the broader Marvin Gaye Park
corridor into a hub of outdoor recreation and community engagement.

Reflective of the storied history of the area, the D.C. Planters Grove is framed
with a border of reclaimed white porch columns to highlight the neighborhood’s
“front porch” culture. Additionally, colorful azaleas added to the design note the
beginning of America’s urban environmental movement, which began when
Lady Bird Johnson responded to the plea of a local eight-year-old boy for
azalea bushes at his housing development.

Please see below for some photos of the exciting day at the newestPlanters Grove: